§ 7. Mr. HICKSasked the Minister of Labour the total number of insured persons, classified in trade groups, unemployed in the building industry in Great Britain on the latest available date, and comparable figures for 1933.
Mr. STANLEYAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| INSURED PERSONS aged 16 to 64 in the building industry classification recorded as unemployed in Great Britain: | ||
| Occupation. | 24th Sept., | 25th Sept., |
| 1934. | 1933. | |
| Carpenters | 11,500 | 16,836 |
| Bricklayers | 4,589 | 7,169 |
| Masons | 3,120 | 3,793 |
| Slaters and Tilers | 1,226 | 1,103 |
| Plasterers | 1,590 | 2,696 |
| Painters | 21,431 | 24,649 |
| Plumbers | 4,577 | 6,093 |
| Labourers to the above | 43,052 | 50,992 |
| All other occupations | 59,456 | 54,897 |
| Total, Building Industry | 150,541 | 168,228 |